Getting enough water every day is important for your health. Drinking water can prevent dehydration, a condition
that can cause unclear thinking, result in mood change, cause your body to overheat, and lead to constipation and kidney stones.

Water helps your body:

• Keep a normal temperature
• Lubricate and cushion joints
• Protect your spinal cord and other sensitive tissues
• Get rid of wastes through urination, perspiration, and bowel movements

Water Helps Your Kidneys:

• Body fluids transport waste products in and out of cells.
• The main toxin in the body is blood urea nitrogen, a
  water-soluble waste that is able to pass through the kidneys to be excreted in the urine, explains Guest. “Your kidneys do an amazing job of cleansing and ridding your body of toxins as long as your intake of fluids is adequate,” he says.

When you’re getting enough fluids, urine flows freely, is light in color and free of odor. When your body is not
getting enough fluids, urine concentration, color, and odor increases because the kidneys trap extra fluid for
bodily functions.

If you chronically drink too little, you may be at higher risk for kidney stones, especially in warm climates,
Guest warns.

Water Helps Maintain Normal Bowel Function. Adequate hydration keeps things flowing along your gastrointestinal tract and prevents constipation. When you don’t get enough fluid, the colon pulls water from stools to maintain hydration and the result is constipation.

“Adequate fluid and fiber is the perfect combination, because the fluid pumps up the fiber and acts like a broom
to keep your bowel functioning properly,” says Koelemay.